Type-writing machine.



H. S. MCCORMACK. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED .TUNE 4, 1908.

Patented Oct. 11, 1910.

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11. s. MCCORMACK.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 4, 1908.

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I vI im S. MCCORMACK, OF NEVI RCHELLE\ TYPEWvB-ITER COMPANY, GF NEV YOR NEX/V YORK, ASSIGNGR TG Y., A CORPORATIN OF lXEW EGRS.

TYEYWRTNG MCHXNE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June LL. 19GB, Serial No, 136,541.

:incl State of New York, have invented oei'- tuin ne and useful Improvements in i e specilication.

This invention relates to the paper--feefh ing and controlling devices of typcwi'it-ing machines. and particularly to means tot feeding tally stiips in conjunction with recoid sheets, that is long sheets which remain in the machine to receive farben copies of successive short bills.

The invention is in the nature oie. nu improvement upon mechanism shown in :in plicetion No. 432,775, filed May 14. 1908, by Henry T. Focldrill. Accoi'clinglo said :ipplication a tally strip is line-spaced simultaneously with the mein sheet` by ineens of a line-spacing mechanism which operated by the platen line-Spacing mechanism. so as to effect an advance of the tellystrip foi' eveiy line of Writing on the bill and record sheet.,

@ne ci the principal objects of the present. invention is to simplify sind im prove the telly-strip medonnism,y especially with :i view to enabling the tally-strip to he odvzincel automatically. not only when the platten spaced, but also when the pressnie rolls me cest oil to permit the Withdiewal of e Weitten bill and the insertion of a new bill v the record sheet remains in the meel Whei'eloy the spacing is automatically peo duced on the telly-strip between the item on one billonci the ii'st item on the next. This spacing the telly sti'ip tween bills is\ effected by the piessuiefroli X'elease key7 and the construction is suoli 'es to cause the pieten strip to eefi twice es et the opeietion oi said space-key es at the operation of bhe line-feeding mechanism of the platen, whereby the successive amount-s on the tally-strip Aare divided vinto gioups, one group ol eachbill.'

According to the pi'esent. invention, the

' tally-strip spool is provided with a ratchet.

Wheel, which may be operatecl by either 'of two powls, one connected to the pressureroll releasediey, and the othei' conneotecl to the line-spacing mechanism oft the platen.

Other features and advantages will here inoter appear.

:- ,Vi'iting llilzlchines7 of whichthe following is ln the accompanying dreivinos, Figofe 1 an end elevation of the plate twine l' en lmlcrwood 'I vpeivritnio machine, sinov my improvements applied thci'eto. if is :i sectional elevation. showing the dennis of the tally strip mechanism. Y sectional View showing the mzinnfin wn i a spool-arm is yieltling'ly hehl in we;l An position. is e plan ogrf the plof' frame and tallyetifip devic s Fig. is 11, sectional eleve-tion illnstml; g the .muni ot' operating the tollyetrip 'oy ineens platen-feeding n'ieclninisin. t3 is a tional elevation illusi-eting the manner el' operating the tally strip by nimo-s the piessul'e-roll releasing key. ie in elevation showing' the 11i liano en oit the pleiten frame and the telly-stri F S is :i seetionel cleteil ci ai tent for lioicling en auxiliary spoolai'm in Woinmg position,

Type oars 1 strike upon the iii-ont of ai platen i2., which is revolubl monntei by ineens of an axle 3 in pla ten i'ifinie con ing ends 4,5,ond having s peper shelf @,Wlnei: extends from end to enel of the platen :frame behind the platen and inclines cloWnWo-iiiiy mul 'forwardly to the low :e side oi the planen. 'A bill oi' main sheet 7 may he inliodnced in he usual manner and teil tox'wmfilly 1i ouncl the platen by the usual pressure rolls 2%, the laitier provided with the usuel release l-:ey 9.

il. telly strip 10 is cmi'ied dow n fiom e clelivery spool 11., and .looped around the platen., and led upwardly anti baelnvzudly to e Yindspool 12. A secon` telly strip 13 may he led fiom o spool le downwardly end looped fennel the tally st-ip platen 1o, and wound upon the spooi 12 simnltsneonslyith the stiip 10; the stiip beingpren' bly cinbonm ized only upon. the side which is next to the strip 107 whereby :in original iecoifl .muy be mode on the unczubonized surface 13, enele strip 10.

The Winding .spool 12 is opera-ted by e natchet wheel 16. povvl 17 to operate the latter is connected to the usuel line-spacing lever 18 which rotates the mafinplaten EL soA that the tally strips 10 and 13 :ire advance@ line by line automatically et the line-spacing movements of the main platen. The lever 13 usually operates e. slide 19, which cai'iios e, pmvl 20 to engage a lineepace Wheel (D1 .f .mounted on the platen axle, whereby the fluplicate recoi'cl my also be mode upon the platen is rotated, and to the rear end of said slide I pivot at 22 one end'of a link 23, the other end of which is pivoted at 24 to the end of a crank 25, which extends up from a rock shaft 26. Said shaft is mounted in suitable bearings 27 and extends from end to end .of the paper shelf 6 in rear thereof, and carries at its right hand end a crank 28, which 1s connected by a link 29 to an arm 30 xhung upon the platen axle 3 and carrying. said pawl 17. The latter is provided With la spring 31 which normally presses the pawl against the ratchet. wheel16. When the slide 19 is in its normal position, Figs. 2 and 4, the pawl is thrown and held out of engage-l ment with the ratchet wheel 16 by an ear formed upon the pawlcontacting with a pm 32, so that the pawl stands normally out of engagement with the ratchet wheel 16, to

permit the latter to be turned backwardly by the operator, as desired.

l/Vhen each line of writing is completed on the bill, the operator repeats the item on the tally strip 13, making a carbon duplicate on the strip 10, and then presses the lever 18 to the left to advance the platen a line, the backward movement of the slide 19 operatingthrough the link 23 to rock the crank 25 and the shaft 26 and the crank 28; the link 29 being caused to pull the arm 30, and the awl 17 being swung into engagement with the ratchet 16 and caused to turn the same a single notch, thereby line-spacing the tallystrips. l/Vhen the operator releases the lever 18, the parts are returned to normal positions by the spring 34, which is usually provided for the slide 19. Thus entries are made line by line on the tally strip as the writing of the bill proceeds.Y

At the completion of the bill, the key 9 is depressed to operate through a link 35 and rock-shaft 36 in the usual manner to release the pressure rolls 8, said rock-shaft having flats or cams 37 engaged by levers 38 which carry the pressure roll shafts 39, and the rocking of the shaft 36 forcing the arms or levers to release the rolls. The link 35 is formed with a tooth or pawl 40 to engage the teeth of the ratchet wheel 16 to advance the tally-strip; the movement of the strip being about twice as great as is effected by the lever 18, so as to produce a space of extra depth between the groups of entries on the tally-strip. The key 9 is formed upon a lever 41 which has suiiicient purchase on the link or pawl 35 to give the latter a stroke equal to two or more notches or teeth of the wheel-16 for this purpose. The pawl tooth 40 normally stands out of engagement with the tooth 16as illustrated,

vto permit the latter to be turned back as required.

The tally-strip spool 1l is carried uponan arm 42, which is mounted 'to swing about the axis of the spool 12 backwardly out of- .the way when not in use; a spring 43 'upon the lower part of Said arm pressing a roll 44 into a seat 45 formed in a stationary bearing 46, to hold the arm yieldingly in working position. To the upper end of said arm 73 42 is pivoted, concentrically with the spool 11, another arm 47, which carries at its upper end the spool 14, and may be swung forwardly to the dotted line position at Fig. 1, to reduce the height of ythe machine 75 when the spools are not in use. A yielding latch or detent 48 is provided upon an extension 49 of the arm 47 to catch over the arm 42, Fig. 8, to retain the arm 47 in working position. l

Variations may be resorted to within the scope ofthe invention, and portions ofthe improvement-s may be used Without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:` 85

1. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, of a line-spacing mechanism therefor, a tally-strip spool having a ratchet wheel, a pawl to operate said ratchet wheel, said pawl connected to said line-spac- 9o ing mechanism, and a key operatingv a separate pawl to turn said ratchet Wheelinde' pendently of the line-spacing mechanism.

2. In a typewriting machine, the combina- Y tion with a platen, of a line-spacing mechanism therefor, a tally-strip spool having a ratchet wheel, a pawl to operate said ratchet wheel, said pawl connected to said line-spacing mechanism, and a key operating a separate pawl to turn said ratchet wheel independently of the line-spacing mechanism; both pawls normally out of engagement with the ratchet Wheel.

3. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, a line-spacing mechanism therefor, and pressure rolls to run on the platen, of a tally-strip spool having a ratchet wheel, a pawl connected to said line spacing mechanism to operate said ratchet wheel, a key to release the pressure rolls, and means to :enable said 'key to turn the ratchet :wheel to advance the tally strip.

4. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, a .line-spacing mechanism therefor, and pressure rollstorun onthe platen, of a tally-strip spool havinga ratchet wheel, a pawl connected to said line-spacing' mechanism to operate said ratchet wheel, and a key to release the pressure rolls; said key having a separate pawl to engage and turn the ratchet'wheel. Y

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a revoluble platen, a pressure rollto run thereon,.and a platen frame,- of'a line-spacing mechanism for the platen, a rock-shaft extending along the platen frame and connected to the line-spacing mechanism to be .operated thereby, means connected to said rock-shaft to operate -a-pawl, a ratchet wheel turned by said pawlandconnected t0 130 l eeefeee and e pressure-fell reseperee pewl te tuin elly strip eneolq c-l^zef having e nei, wheel.

fri'eing machine, elle combinaii e .cevolnbleplaten, e pressure roll eireon, enel :i @leien fname, of lineiginecliiiiiiem 'for the platen, reckeoeil' extending along the platen frame and conneeed ie the linespecing mechanism, to be @pei led'iereby, means conneced to seid e to operate a oewl'q e ietcl'iet Wheel V Seial pewl and connecte to e telly n spoel, and e pressure-voll 'eleesekey ving means to advance seid reiche?, wheel it 'ne ioll-.ieleesing opei'etien. 7. le aiv typeWri-ing machine, the combina- 'tien with e ievoluole platen, peeenre roll @e run thereon, and e ple'en i'anne, of e lnemechanism for the pieten, e recli- Ze Shelliienfling along the pleiten ceme and cininc fl io the line-spacing mechanism ie i f e (l thm-eey, ineens cennected to seid Heft le operate pai-Wl, :i ratchet Wheel by said 'pewl and connected io ev lv Siip e Joel, and e piessnieroll rele-,eeehaving e sepziiae per/vl e turn Seid 'clie wheel; eid pevfl mounted on en :nm

, abcut ille platen axle, and seid con ectecl ny n link to e crank upon filing machine, the combinevelnble platen and e platen e iii. ,peeing meclizinisinfor the e coclelmt exeniling along the uune end conneced 'te 'the line-spec to be operated here'ny,

te seid rock-shaft to operwheel mined ny mul cfnmec'ec te e telly erip i unil e. pl `een leniein fn' the j el link een idefl apen e e @conci c'enli; up

the eecefm eifenlfi o d 'ae infn ebene elle pleen exis,

icl erin, @nil e -ctp wind.-

ing-spool having e ratchet Weel to be en- 'e l b Semp simultaneously ,With the line-specpleen-fi-anne, a second crank upon seid rock eliet, e link connecting the second cialnk io en erm hinged to tuin about the platen exis, e pewl upon said erin, a tally-Strip winding- Spool having e ratchet wheel to be engaged by seid pwl to elfec' line-spacing of the sip simultaneously with the line-spacing of the mein sheet, end :i pewlconnected lo :i gin-essine-roll release key to engage the second rete-liet wheel and advance the telly sii-ip when the pressure roll is released, to permit withdrawal of the malin Sheet und 'insertion of a new one. A

ln e ypewriting machine, flic combination with e, platen having n line-specing mechanism, of e tally-Strip spool.y menne connected to seid line-spacing mechanism eo eli'ect single line-spacing movements of said spool, and a key having ineens to effect by e single stroke e double line-spacing movement of the spoel. A

13. n :i typewiiting machine, the combination with e platen having e line-Spacing mechanism, of e telly-Strip spool, means connected to said line-spacing mechanism to eil'eci single line-spacing' movements of seicl spool, .1nd n, key having: means to eect by a single sti-oke :i double line-spacing nievei'nenn of the spoel while the platen is stationery.

llv. ln ai ypewiiting nnicliine, the com- 'etion with line-spacing mechanism for in Sheets, of e telly-strip Spoel, ineens connectcfl o seid line-spacing inecheniei'n l" i single-line advance rotation of anni. e key having means iro effect L 'L tu e spec glc Stroke e, tw0-line advance movelle tally-strip while Seid line-spec eanism is steiionznjg,

typewiiting machine5 the com* en -`'fii'n e plzifen, o

eilen with n. plat/en, eline-spacing nicchia nism therefor, and pressure rolls to run on the platen, of a tally-strip spool having a ratchet Wheel, a paWl connected to said linespacing mechanism to operate said ratchet wheel, a key to release the pressure rolls, and means to enable `said key to turn the ratchet Wheel to advance the tally strip` sufciently to produce a greater -space between entries than is`\ produced by said line-spacing mechanism.

17. In a typewriting machine,A the combinationwith a platen, aline-spacing mechanism therefor, and pressure rolls to run on the platen, of tally-strip spool having a ratchet Wheel, a paWl connected to said line spacing mechanism to operate said 'ratchet Wheel, and a key to release the pressure rolls; said key having a separate pawl to engage and turn the ratchet Wheel suiiciently to produce a greater space between entries .than is produced by said line-spacing mechanism.

18. In a typewriting machine, the combination with line-spacing mechanism for main sheets, of a tally-strip spool having a ratchet Wheel and two pawis to operate said ratchet Wheels independently, one payvl operated by said line-spacing mechanism,

` and the other pawlcaovided with an operating device, a single stroke of which effects a greater advance of the tallyst-rip and the first pawl.

19. In a typewriting machine, the'combination with a. platen and sheet-holding means, of a tally-strip 'mechanism including a spool, a 'ratchet Wheel therefor and two pawls to operate said ratchet Wheels, said pawls being connected to different mechanisms to be operated independently and automatically thereby; means being provided to give one pawl a greater stroke than the other. n

20. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, line-spacing mechanism therefor, and releasable means to hold sheets on the platen, of a tally-strip spool, automatic means to Wind said spool when the platen is advanced for line-spacing, and automatic means to advance'said spool to a greater extent when the sheet-holding means is released from the platen. l

21. In a typevvriting machine, the combination with means to hold a main sheet and means to hold a tally strip, of means to line-space the main sheet andthe tallystrip simultaneously, and meansto release the main sheet and simultaneously impart to the tally strip an advance movement or' greater length than -is imparted thereto at the line-spacin of the sheet. v

- HRRY S. MCCORMACK.

Witnesses:

JOHN 0. Snrrnn'r, K. FRANKFORT. 

